1-Complete as frases com can ou could:
a)____________ you swim when you were 10?
b)He ́s amazing, he ____________ speak five languages, including Chinese.
c)I ___________ drive a car until I was 34.
d)She is seven years old and she __________ already read.
e)John __________ play tennis really well. He ́s Champion of his club. f)Julian __________ play excelente golf when he was only ten.
g)I) ___________ open this window.
Respostas
⇒⇒ Modal verbs
a) Could you swim when you were 10?
b) He's amazing, he can speak five languages, including Chinese.
c) I could drive a car until I was 34.
d) She is seven years old and she can already read.
e) John can play tennis really well. He's champion of his club.
f) Julian could play excelente golf when he was only ten.
g) I can open this window.
⇒⇒ Modal verbs >> são verbos ''diferentes'' que possuem características próprias. São usados para auxiliar o verbo principal da frase. Não são conjugados, não recebem ''s'' na terceira pessoa do singular, não têm plural. São sempre escritos da mesma forma, independente do contexto. Não têm tradução se estiverem sozinhos, sem um verbo em seguida.
→→ Can - quando usado como ''modal verb'' é usado para pedir permissão ou algo. Quando usado como um verbo normal, significa ''habilidade'', ''capacidade''.
a. Can - permission >>> permissão para fazer algo
Can I leave now? >> Posso sair agora? (menos formal)
b. Can - fazer um pedido informal
Can I have a piece of cake? >> Posso comer um pedaço de bolo?
c. Can - habilidade
I can play the piano. >> Eu sei tocar piano./ Eu toco piano.
They can play soccer. >> Eles sabem jogar futebol.
She can speak Greek. >> Ela fala grego. / Ela sabe falar grego.
→→ Could como passado de ''can'' - exprime habilidade / capacidade de fazer algo no passado
She could drive a motorcycle.
Ela dirigia uma moto. / Ela sabia pilotar uma moto.
Liza could dance when she was younger.
Liza podia/conseguia dançar quando ela era mais nova.
2. Could - para pedir permissão ou fazer um pedido educado.
Could you bring me some water, please?
Could you open the window?
Could I finish the homework tomorrow?
3. Could – para expressar uma possibilidade
You could buy me some bread when you come home, Tim.
You could finish your homework tonight, so we can watch TV now.
4. Could – para sugerir algo (muito similar a possibilidade)
Your hair is too long. You could have a hair cut tomorrow, Bob.
You could fix the kids’ bike next weekend.
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